Stacks of cookies from Savor Fine Foods LLC include: Cinnamon Orange, Naugatuck, Coconut Ginger, Krakatoa, Roasted Leek, Lavender, Geneva and Black Ice. Festive linen cloths are from Lillian August.
Company owner Andre Kreft kneads roasted-leek dough before rolling.
Even the packaging reflects the care behind the production of Savor’s cookies. Each clear package is adorned with lovingly hand-stamped labels.
Dried rose petals are used in creating rose-flavored simple syrup for Savor’s Pinkki cookies.
Andre Kreft chops leeks for roasting.
Andre Kreft rolls the cookie dough.
Baker Alyssa Piche removes Roasted Leek cookies from the oven.
Sea salt and lavender flowers are key ingredients in Savor’s lavender cookies.
The wine selected to complement these treats is Sud Absolu by Domaine La Ligiere, Vaucluse, courtesy of Bantam Country Liquors. Round cheese is Danse de Lune from Beltane Farm in Lebanon, CT. Womanchego (wedge) is from Cato Corner Farm in Colchester.
Cookies are lavender, Jacqueline (garlic and lime) and Roasted Leek. Glasses are from Privet House.
This article appears in the December 2014 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).